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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1877. .
WASHINGTON.
hirvMfMi HEXATOMH carein
sure OVEm THEIR HEMEEAXT-
AT-ABMR FUEXCH.
IflUIMNl IcaoMlutcd—General Ord
Xhlakr a Sillllnr.T Poller Necessary
rer KcxlM—Death or ex-Mayor Wll-
llaau.Iof Galreelon—Col. A. R. Laninr
t,pul»le4 Tally Clerk of Ike II»»u.e---
Xeaae-Paellle Rallron.l Bill I nl ro-
daeed by Stephen*, or lieortla--tlr.
■lease’* Bill—Coatreunan Kill* and
the Red Blrer Ball.
republicans and their SERGEANT-
AT-ARMS.
The Republican Senators euueussed
over the Sergeant-at-Arms. The
charge Is that. Col. French displaced
Republican employees to niuke way
for Democrats. The caucus unpointed
Jones, of Nevada, Howe and Came
ron, of Pennsylvania, u committee to
investigate.
Hilliard, Minister to Brazil, Smith,
Consul General to Montreal, Lee,
Frankfort.
GEN. ORD ON MEXICO.
Gen. Ord, before the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs answering
direct questions by Mr. Cox said dt-
plomacT had failed to correct the mis-
cheif. The military force was gradu
ally succeeding, lie thought Con
gressional endorsement of the milita
ry policy would have the desired re
sult because it vtould convince the
Mexican Government and people that
the military policy was not u temiiora-
rc expedient, but would be continued
until cattle stealing was discontinu
ed. Answering Forney, of Alabanm,
Ord expressed the opinion that the
recognition of Diaz would have a sal
utary effect as tending to promote
quiet and stability in Mexico.
DEATH OF A GALVESTON EX-MAYOR.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Washington, December 7.—Col.
Isaac G. Williams, ex-Muyor of Gal
veston. died here to-day. The Texan
delegation attends the funeral Sun
day. Coi. Williams acted as Collector
of Customs at Galveston for some
time.
COL. A. R. LAMAR TALLY CLERK OF
THE HOUSE.
Col. Albert Lamur, of Savannah,
formerly editor of the Columbus (Ga.)
Sun and Times (now merged in En
quirer-Sun), bus been appointed
Tally Clerk of the House of Repre
sentatives.
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL IN
TRODUCED BV STEPHENS.
The bill Introduced in the House
to-day by Mr. Stephens, of Georgia,
amendatory and supplemental to the
Texas Pacific Railroad acts, author
izes the construction of the main line
of the road from Fort JVortli through
Texas to the Rio Grande, near El
Paso, and thence through New Mex
ico and Arizona to a crossing of the
Colorado River, at or near Yuma,
and thence via the most practicable
route, but not further north than
Warner’s Pass, fiver the Siera Nevada
to a ship channel in the Bay of San
Diego on the Pacific const. The
corporation is required to con
struct and put in operation at
least 100 miles bf Its road from its
present terminus at Fort Worth
westwardly, and at least 50 miles
from San Diego enstwardly within two
years after its acceptance of the pro
visions of this act, and not less than
100 miles per annum or 200 miles
every two years thereafter, and to
complete n contiuous railway between
Fort Worth and San Diego within six
years from tlieduteofsaid acceptance;
provided that nothing in this act con
tained shall relieve the said eompnny
from any obligation to construct its
line from Sherman to Fort Worth.
The amount of bonds allowed by the
bill is twenty-five thousand dollars
par mile and for dittlcult and moun
tain sections $30,(MX) per mile. These
bonds are to be divided into two class
es to be known as “Issue A” for $20,-
000, and "Issue B” for $50,000 mile,
all secured by first mortgage on the
road and in all the 13,000,000 acres of
lands granted by the United States
and acquired from the State of Texas.
The aggregate of the bonds issued are
not to exceed $38,750,000. The bonds
are to be payable principal and inter
est in gold and to run for fifty years
from date.
To provide for the payment of inter
est and to create a sinking fund,'
it is required that thero shall be
paid Into the Treasury: 1st, the entire
net proceeds of the sales of lands
granted to aid in the construction of
the road. 2d. That all vouchers for
services rendered the Government for
the transportation of troops, supplies
and other government transportation,
including the muils and telegraphs
shall be turned over to the Treasury.
3d. That u sufficient sum from the
earnings of the road to make up any
deficiency from the above sources
shall be paid into the Treasury to
make a sum sufficient to pay the in
terest and one per cent, of the sinking
fund.
Asa further security for this pur
pose the Secretary of the Treasury
is required to retain the bonds speci
fied as "issue B” to dispose of them
far as may be needed to supply any
deficiency from the above named
sources.
Combination with any now exist
ing Trans-Continental Line is pro
hibited by the terms of the bill. Au
thority is given|for the extension of
the road eastward from Fort Worth to
the Mississippi river, bv one or more
branch lines under the laws of States
through which they may pass but no
Government aid is provided for these
or any other branches. The Eastern
termini of these brunches are to be
determined by three U. S. Commis
sioners and two Civil Engineers, not
connected with the railroads.
MR. HOUSE'S BILL
Is similar to that of Mr. Stephens, as
relates to the muin stem, but propo
t 68 a . d tho construction of the St,
Orleans, and Vicksburg
branches, the amount
being left blank in the bill.
RELIEF FOR RED RIVER RAFT.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun j
i.gY.u i?ni N * OTf l N ' ®®°- *—Reprcsen
tative Ellis, of Louisiana upon re
ceiving information from Messrs. Ai-
"® n ’ J °yce and Sinnot, of the Ited
Ktver Transportation Company, that
Elver raft was closing, learn-
i , . I’ 10 appropriation was ex
hausted. Mr. Ellis introduced a hill
appropriating $10,out) for this purpose
which was referred to Mr. Reagan's
committee who promises an early re-
2*>rt, and C’upt. Ellis is hopeful of se
curing means of relief before the
Christmas holidays.
STEAMBOAT BILL URGED.
The Executive Committee of the
National Board of Steam Navigation
met the House Committee on Com
merce this morning, and again this
afternoon, and adjourned over until
to-morrow morning, when they will
finish their arguments on the steam
boat bill now pending. The commit
tee feci confident that their bill will
be reported at an early day.
Hawley assumes Ills functions as
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
to-morrow.
FOltTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
Washington, December 7.—The
House ag reed to adjourn from the 15th
for holidays and convene on the 10th
of January.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
heal'd Ord in regard to Mexican affulrs.
Mr. Btfcpbens tntrortuoed * Ml!
amendatory of the act incorporating
the Texas and Pacific Road, referred.
The bill introduced by Mr. Stephens
is known as the Company’s or ex-
Gov. Brown’s Texas Railroad bill.
Shelly, of Alabama, to-day, intro
duced a bill relative to Chinese irami-
; rat ion. It imposes a fine of $250 per
:iead on each Chinaman coming to
the United States after January, 1879.
This amount is virtually proscriptive.
General Shelly does this to protect
the colored labor of the South from
the perils that are threatening the
white laborers of California, who are
reported to be approaching starvation
from the demoralization competition
of the Chinese offer.
Bills were passed removing the
political disabilities of Wm. A. Conn-
wall, of Georgia, and W. E. Evans,
of Louisiana; for the relief of the city
of Macon, Ga.; for the relief 6f the
Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing
Compuny of Georgia.
Adjourned to Monday.
SENATE.
Sargent, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported with amend
ment the House bill for the relief of
sufferers by the wreck of the Huron.
Tlio amendment provides foi-thc pay-
ment to the heirs of the lost on the
Huron u sum equal to twelve months’
sea pay. to the heirs of Captain Guth
rie, of tue Life Saving Service, a sum
equal to his oomiiensution for one
year, and to the heirs of those be
longing to the wrecking Bteamer B. <&
J. Baker, lost in attempting to save
those on board th e Huron one hun
dred dollars each. The amendment
was agreed to and the bill passed.
Conkling presented the petition of
sundry insurance companies, mer
chants and others of New York, en
dorsed by the Chamber of Commerce
in favor of the restoration of diplo
matic mission to Columbia. Referred.
At the expiration of the morning
hour Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, culled
up the bill recently introduced by
him to extend the time for the con
struction and completion of the
Northern Pacific Railroad for the
mrpose of having it referred to the
-ommittee on Railroads.
Mitchell, of Oregon, called up the
resolution to extend the time for the
completion of the -Northern Pacific
Railroad.
Tho discussion occupied the greater
portion of the day.
Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, presented
the petition of citizens of Alabama,
asking tiie aid of Congress in the
improvement of the navigation of tlie
Mobile Bire. Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
By Mr. Hurris, of Tennessee, joint
resolution authorizing ami direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
cause the Custom House at Memphis,
Teun., to be constructed of Tennessee
marble. Referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, called
up the resolution submitted by Mr.
Hill, directing the Attorney General
to communicate to the Senate as soon
us may be a list of all criminal prose
cutions commenced in the courts of
the United States in the District of
South Carolina since th% first day of
January, 1878, for offenses against the
lives, property, civil rights or right
of suffrage of any person, with names
of alleged offenders and a statement
of the disposition of such prosecutions
and the dates thereof. Agreed to.
The Senate concurred in the House
joint resolution to adjourn from the
15th of December to the 10th of Jan
uary.
Brief executive session, witli no
confirmations.
Adjourned to Monday.
THE PRESIDENCY.
TURKO-RU8SIAN WAR,
tiiihk ipi'meb it i.vd .* I I,El
mer hi.vs a Fleur.
i Patched-up Peace
XKGOTWATMOSTS HMOKKX OFF.
The Left Wanted all the Mlnlater* and
NacNahon the Control of the Army
aad Jfavy—SI. Dufhure Relieved and
91. Batble Charged with Form lug a
Cabinet.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Indianapolis, Dee. 7.—To-day’s
Daily News contains a report of an
interview with Ex-Gov. Hendricks
in reference to rumors that Mr. Til-
don took the oatli of office last year,
and would soon begin a contest for
the Presidency. Mr. Hendricks said
1 know nothing whatever about the
statements, of course I cannot tell Mr.
TUden’s notion, what lie lias been die
ing or what lie intends doing. So far
as I am concerned, Mr. Wheeler has
been sworn into the office of Vice
President, and he will stay there for
four years. When lie was sworn in
that ended it.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Npeaker Elected—l*»*ler»«>n < *».
Columbia, December 7.—John C.
Sheppard, of Edgefield, lias been
elected Speaker of the House in place
of Wallace, elected Circuit Judge.
The resolution (o forward the in
vestigating committee's report in re
ference to Senator Patterson to Wash
ington, was referred in the Senate to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
A motion instructing the commit
tee to report back the resolution in
five days was defeated by a large ma
jority. . ,
Tlie commission investigating the
bonded debt will not report for ten
days. t [
SI. i,onl* Trial or Perjury•
St, Louis, December 7.— 1 lie trial
for perjury shows a part of the foun
dation of'tlie piers of the new custom
' tiler! with coil
rrand 1
CAPTURE OF ELEKA ADMITTED.
London, Dec. 7.—.The Russian of
ficial dispatch admits tlie capture of
Elera, tlie Russians retreating after
heavy loss before thirty thousand
Turks, to the head of the mountain
gorge, where tlie Turks renewed the
attack. Tlie result is unknown. The
Turksoccupied Karrova: the Russians
retired to Torovulo. Tlierevis three
feet of snow.
more indefinite stuff.
Manchester,December 7.—A Pera
dis]»itcli to tlie Guardian states the
Russians are expected shortly to make
a determined uttempt to capture Ba-
toum. Its fall is believed to be cer
tain. Affairs in Bulgaria are going
badly, despite the Russian checks on
the Balkans. Should Plevna fall it
Is believed the Porte will be unable to
continue the war any length of time.
SULEIMAN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY.
Constantinople, December 7.—It
is reported here to-day tliat'Suleiman
Pasha gainedanother victory between
Elena and Tirnova.
CZAIl TO RETURN TO ST. PETERSBURG
London, December 7.—The Daily
News’ Vlennn dispatch says It is sta
ted tlie Czar will soon return to St.
Petersburg, unless reverses at Popkol
Elena lead to further disasters. Ills
melancholy is reported increasing.
Twenty thousand Roumanians are
preparing to invest Widden.
Servian co-operation is still doubt
ful.
TURISU FORCE IN ASIA.
Constantinople, December 7.—
Gluizi Moukhtar Pasha’s army num
bers 25,(XX) men. Tills is considered
sufficient to hold Erzeroum. Rein
forcements will be sent him.
RUSSIA’S VERY SMALL CONDITIONS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Bucharest, December 7.— The
Russian statement published here
says it is better to continue the war
than to conclude a patchpd-qp peace,
which will sooner or later make an
other war necessary. Russia must
obtain autonomy for the Christian
population, independence for Rou-
maniuund Serviu, increase of territo
ry for Montenegro and for Russia,
the possession of Batoum and Kara,
and the free navigation of the Darda
nelles.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Booert, December 7.—Yesterday
Gen. Deltiughuusen, with reinforce
ments, arrived at Jahowitz. Simul
taneously a detachment was sent to
Klateritza and turned the flank of the
Turkish main body which was
marching from Elena to Jahowitz,
thereupon the Turks suddenly ceased
their movement against Gen. Del-
tinghuusen's division.
Lfrilo Withdraws and Rwommauds
Karobedo—Rosrrrans Railroad t'om*
pan.Y.
City of Mexico, December'1.—
Lerdo withdraws his pretensions to
tlie Mexican Presidency, and intends
retiring to France. He recommends
General Escobedo to the suffrage of
bis friends. Various bodies of troops
are moving to tlie frontier.
The Rosecrans Railroad concession
is supported by a majority of both
Houses of Congress. It is believed
tlie Rosecrans Company lias on de
posit ten millions of dollars in Eng
land, and that Tom Scott is the lead
ing spirit of the company, which, it
is said, lias three millions ready to
commence operations. The company
agrees to deposit three hundred thous
and dollars ns security with tlie Mex
ican Government, and to build one
hundred and fifty kilometres of road
before receiving any Government
subventions. Tire spirit of the Mex
ican press is peaceful.
ENGLAND.
C'ollinlon of Mteainer».
London, December 7.—Tlie steam
er Mispah, from Seville for Leith,
yesterday collided with an unknown
vessel off Beach ylHcad. Both vessels
sunk. So far only one man is known
to be saved.
EARL HEACON8FIELD TO RETIRE AND
BE SUCCEEDED BY EABI. DERBY.
Rumors of Earl Bcaconsfleld’s res
ignation of the Premiership, which
were authoritatively contradicted for
a fortnight since, are again circulat
ing.
DISRAELI’S RETIREMENT CERTAIN.
The correspondent of tho Edin
burgh Scotsman says it is confidently
anticipated in well-informed Quarters
that Earl Benconsfield will retire
before Parliament assembles; that
Lord Derby will succeed to the Pre
miership, and that the Marquis of
Salisbury, now Secretary of State for
indiu, will succeed Lord Derby as
Secretary of State for the Foreign
Department. However tlie specu
lative rumors now current may be,
there is no doubt of Earl Bcticons-
ficld’s early retirement.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
e i:\Kii.i i. Wilcox'S axhwku
EEXEHAI. LOXeSTMERT.
«*e Dl**ecl* General LongMlreet'* He*
view end .VfnkeattosueMerlou* Charge*
Agalust lllui.
The SleamMhll* I'll3 of Iterllu.
New York, December 7.—Tho
City of Berlin left this port on the
2llli nil., with 52 cabin and 120 steer
age passengers and crew of 150, inclu
ding officers, seamen, attendants, en
gineers, firemen, coni shifters, etc.
Tho cabin passengers Include K. W.
Plunket, Assistant Secretary of the
Irish legation at Washington, and
W111. Rigby and Greenliill, of the
British Ritie Team. The present trip
is her one hundred and twenty-first.
The steamship Montana, whiehleft
111 27111 of November, three day
here
after the 1 'ity
Queenstown
usually make
I Berlin, urriv
this morning. She
passage in about eight
upied nine duys
fact indicates
that she met with easterly winds to
which tlie Berlin would also be ex-
nosed. In shipping circles it is gen
erally believed no occasion seems for
alarm in regard to the City of Berlin.
days, imt this trip oecu
ail’d ten hours. This
house are partly filled with concrete. 1 issfuam'K onstkamku buistoi. ad-
The accused swore before the grand • vani'KD.
jury they were solid. j London, Dec. 7.—The Financier
tin- oreiiiiuin for re-insurance on
iimSWSWSBT*,
awsessisssrsaE 1 «*?.*•* -• ***" *»—
ills.
35 guinea
RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTRY AC
CEPTED-SURRENDER OF MACMA-
IION.
London, Dec. 7.—Tlie Times 1 is
the following speciul : Paris, 6th.-—
The French Ministry tendered tlieir
resignation at tills morning's council
and President MacMaliou has accept
ed them. M. Dufaure agreed to at
tempt to form a Cabinet; thnt the
Ministry shall have entlri; liberty as
to all official appointments; that the
Marshal shall agree to bills restricting
power to declare a state of seige and
modifying press restrictions, and
shall send a message to the Chamber
guaranteeing it against a capricious
dissolution. The Marshal accepted
these conditions with much difficulty;
at first declaring he would "resign.
He still desires to have the choice of
Ministers of Marine, War and Foreign
Afffelrs.
M. Dufaure made no engagement
on this point, and it is considered an
acceptable Ministry, will probably
not be definitely formed for two days.
CAUSE OF M’MAHON’S SUBMISSION.
London, December 7.—A Paris dis
patch to the Times says President
MacMahon’s submission'Is due to the
firm course of the Orleunlst Senators,
who resolved not to support a second
dissolution of tlie Chamber of Depu
ties. Duke Dandtrett Pasquler, Pres
ident of the Senate, told President
MacMahon on Wednesday taewould
himself leave tlie President's chair
and take tlie tribune against such
proposal.
PROBABLE NEW CABINET.
Paris, December 7.— It is believed
the new Ministry will include M.
Leon Say as Minister of Finance, M.
DeMarcere ns Minister of Interior,
M. Christope as Minister of Public
Works, M. Teisscrrie do Bort us Min
ister of Commerce, M. Waddlngton,
Minister of Public Instruction, and
M. Bnrdoux ns Minister of Justice.
M. "Leon Say is designated as proba
ble President of the Council, but
other reports state M. Dufaure will
accept the Presidency without a port
folio.
NEW CABINET TO BE FORMED.
Paris, Dec. 7.—11:35 a. m.—Presi
dent MacMahon lias finally conceded
to M. Dufaure full liberty of action in
forming a Cabinet. The new minis
try will therefore lie homogenous in
character and will, it is expected, be
constituted to-morrow. [Note.—
Tills excludes President MucMabon's
reservation, that he might have the
choice of ministers of War, Marine
anil Foreign Affaire.
REPUBLICAN PAPERS DEMAND GUAR
ANTEE*).
Paris, December 7.—The Dix
Niuuieme Ziele expresses full confi
dence in M. Dufuure and file Minis
ters he may select, but demands guur-
antees against u renewal of the 16th
of May.
The Nepubliquc Franeaise also in
sists upon (be necessity of a guaran
tee.
Republican papers generally express
a distrust of President MncMuuon,
and doubt the efficacy of the projected
compromise unless sound guarantees
be conceded.
The Constitutlonel and Soliel re
joice that tlie principal of government
by majorities lias triumphed.
still stubborn.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Paris. Dec. 7.—M. Dufuure held a
consultation with delegates from the
Left. It is rumored the difliculties
exist because President MacMahon
persists in holding the portfolios of
tlie Foreign, War andMurino Minis
ters aloof from the influence of par
liamentary fluctuation.
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF.
Sjiecialto Enquirer-Sun.]
Paris, Dec. 7.—The following semi
official note is published : The Presi
dent, having accepted the conditions
on which M. Dufaure ugreed to form
a new Cabinet, hud on his part asked
us his solo condition that the Minis
ters of Wur, Marine and Foreign Af
fairs should retain office. No difficulty
ought, it would seem, to have arisen
on this point, as it lias been admitted
under all previous Ministries that
these departments should in the in
terest of the country and the
army be placed beyond tlie
reach of parties. At the last
moment, however, these portfolio
have been claimed by the projected
Ministry. Tlie Marshal lius not been
aide to agree to this modification,
which appears to him adverse to good
organization of the army and the con
tinuity ofdiplomutio relations. Ne
gotiations consequently being broken
off, M. Dufaure lias been relieved of
the mission of forming the Cabinet
and M. Batbie is entrusted there
with. *
» ♦ ♦
NVH York Kir l*r U* Kxrllcnirnl.
New York, December 7.—As u
consequence of the wholesale arrests
last night for violations of the excise
law, there was a great rush of liquor
dealers of both sexes to the lloanl of
Excise office to-day to procure licens
es. There are 2,(XX) saloon keepers
here who have never yet applied for
licenses, as well as others who have
made applications for licenses and
been doing business upon receipts
issued by the Excise Board.
Weather.
Washington, December 7.—In
dications: For the Soul Ii Atlantic
States stationary or slightly lower
pressure, variable winds mostly j
southerly and westerly, wurmer and
and generally clear weather.
How It I* Done.
Tho first object ill life with thoAmor-
ican people is to “get rielitho second,
how to regain good health. Tho first
can lie obtained by energy, hotiostv and
saving; tho second, (good healthi by
using Uukkn's ArorsT Flower.
Should you bo a despondent sufferer
from any of the effects of Dyspepsia,
Liver I 'omjiliiiiit. Indigestion, Ac., such
as Sick Headache, Palpitation of tho
Heart, Sour Stomach, Habitual C'ostivo-
ness, Dizziness of the Head, Nervous
Prostration, I.ow Spirits, Ac., you need
not suffer another day. Two doses of
August Flower will relievo you at
once. Sample bottlos 10 cents; regular
size 75 cents. Positively sold by all
Aral-class Druggists hi the U. S.
uiy* dAwly
Philadelphia
nrlfi. Glen. C. M. Wilcox
Timm. ]
111 the Weekly 'limes of the 3d in-
stunt was quite a lengthy account of
the buttle of Gettysburg, written for,
accepted and adopted by General
Longstreet as bis version of that
bloody contest. The high rank lie
licit! In the Confederate service will
cause many who regard such articles
with interest to read It, and fair-
minded men will give him credit for
any new facts made known touching
this battle, destined as it is to be, the
theme of discussion for years to come.
Tlie article would have made a better
and more lasting Impression bad Gen
eral Longstreet shown less irritation;
for while defending himself against
the uttack of others he uses language
harsh in the extreme, and which he
must have known, in some instances,
to have been grossly unjust and not
warranted by the facts of tlie case. As
evidence of a want of fairness he
speaks of tlie "supporting brigades of
Anderson’s Division fulling to cover
McLaws’ flank by echelon movement
as directed.” There were three brig
ades of Anderson’s Division that ad
vanced and bore a conspicuous part
in tlie buttle late in the afternoon of
would have given better results.”
My "stepping forward as a willing
witness" refers no doubt to a letter
published in the September number
of the "Southern Historical Society
Papers,” written by myself at the re
quest of the Secretary of that society;
the letter with reference to tlie battle
of Gettysburg, and others from vari
ous Confederate oflicers on (lie same,
to be forwarded to the Count de Paris,
now engaged in writing a history or
our late war. In tills Tetter I only
spoke of wliut I hud personal knowl
edge of, or had gathered from sources
all would admit to be correct; from
the latter I learned of the position of
the different corps of the Union army
on the 1st und 2d of July. 1 did not
claim to have any Information touch
ing General Lee’s plan of campaign
or order of buttle, nor did I pretend
to have any very great knowledge of
the movements of the First corps,
though I did see something of that
corps both on Hie 2d and 3d of July.
corps botli on tlie 2d and 3d of July, the engagement nor in any way
In my letter, published In th® “Souui- pomft to na danger*
ern Historical Society Papers,’’» the longstreet at seven fives
failure at Gettysburg was attributed,
first, to tlie absence of cavalry, as
General Lee was thus left In the dark
ns lo the whereabouts of the Union
army. This opinion, whether correct
or not, is concurred in- generally.
Second, tho late hour at which the
attack was made on the 2d. It was
expressly stilted tliut 1 did not know
what were General Long-street's or
ders, but it wus usserted he had been
ordered to attack at sunrise, or early
in tlie morning of the 2d. Of this I
claimed no knowledge, Imt was in
clined to believe sueli were bis orders,
for it was in the natural order of
tilings that our attack should be re
tire 2d of July; but not one of those
brigades, from the order under which
it moved forward to the attack, hud ■ . , ., ,. ,, , .
any conception that it was charged mol! on Ii?.. fW U ,i»v'
with the protection of McLaws’ flunk Y*,‘ ' 1 1 HUC, , 0HM ! 1 K ,. s '
further liiun tlie mutual support und I l l ", vl ', t '. l . 1 . e . , "- v ""I 1 several miles,
aid brigades near eaeli other in battle ■ ,!l ‘l ,tu f'-‘ l * artillery und over o,(XX) prls-
would naturally, and for their own ont ‘ rs i our 'u 01 ' weri ‘ ingooil spirits,
safety give Mv orders were to move antl 11 waM reasonable to believe it
forward when tire troops on mv right I'T 11 *, i , J , ,y ion ’ tn lll V 1 ' li(,n tirmv.
re-’ Iiiviui, ,, I - A 11,1 If there were orders for an early
remird lt ni I attack I said it could have been made,
leguid it as my especial pur- ’
NO.J288
July 18, 1861, lie regarded as a battle.
80 much of Longstreet's division as
fought at Williamsburg behaved with
great gallantry, and for which no
doubt he lias been often compliment
ed ; but of tire battle, of his own per
sonal knowledge, he knows but little
more than the man “in the moon.”
He was on the Richmond side of the
town near Willium and Mary College
up to 11 a. in. of the Oth—how long
after that hour I do not know; tlie
battle was fought two miles on the far
oi-Yorktown side of Williamsburg;
lie dined, as I have been told, in the
town, and came lo the line of re
doubts, nearly a mile in rear of the
field, after the battle was all over.
None of his brigade commanders en
gaged saw him during tire fight, and
Fiis absence was discussed several
times by three of them ; they felt that
lie had wronged himself greatly by
showing so little interest In his com
mand, not being seen by them during
by the withdrawal of his troops, for
when I recalled my brigade those of
his commund next tn-mine had al
ready retired.
the orders to andkrhon’m divis
ion.
It may bo well to refer to a fact that
General Longstreet may not have
known, viz: the order under which
the pike and took position in line,
witli my right resting against a piece
of woods, from which two of tire en
emy’s regiments were driven after a
sharp little light. This was near 9 a.
m., and McLaws’ division formed in
these smile woods at 4 u. M. II wus
my opinion then hud General Long-
street attacked before 12 M., til
Anderson’s brigades wore to take part! tory would have been on our side. I
do not care to refer to what was stated
in my letter about tlie uttack made
on the third day, as it would length
en my communication. i wisii to
reply mainly to wliut General Long-
strect says of myself and command,
Hirer on that
In the battle that afternoon was un
dorstood differently; tlie right three—
Wilcox’s, Perry’s und Wright’s—
understood they were to move for
ward by brigade from the right, my
brigade to begin the movement; the ...
left two—Mahone’s and Posey's— I and lie docs not refer t
construed it to lie to advance by bri- j day.
gadc from the right, if the success or what Wilcox’s briOadE did.
r:"' ! I will now state briefly what ...y
' brigade did on the afternoon of tlie
2d of July. When the left brigade of
McLaws advanced, about 6 c. m., I
moved off rapidly by the left flank
706 or 800 yards, for the Ten
sion coinniniider, Major General R.
H. Anderson, concurred. That such
was tlie interpretation of orders by
these two brigade commanders anil
General Anderson became known
after our army had recrossed the Po
tomac and lay encamped near Hun
ker Hill, between Martinsburg and
Winchester. A newspaper, from
either Charleston or Augusta, was
received in camp containing a letter
censuring General Anderson in the
severest language for not refiiforclng
Wright and Wilcox with Mahonc’s
and Posey’s brigades during the fight
of the 2d. This called forth letters
from these two Brigadier Generals,
who asserted their orders were to ad
vance by brigude if the success war
ranted it. The division commander
Indorsed them in a published letter,
and said they luid obeyed orders, und
it is believed—though not positively
asserted—that our corps commander,
Lieutenant General A. P. Hill, in
his report shows tlmt lie understood
the orders as Anderson, Malione and
Posey did. General Longstreet does
not seem to have been aware of the
fact that the line of battle held by
McLaws was at right angles, or near- j ‘V- ‘‘"Vm.T
ly so, with Anderson’s line. Tire | VA.uvv u..
extract from tlie report of Gene-1
ml Anderson, made by him,
shows this; and besides, that
Ire (Longstreet) was to attack
the extreme left of the enemy,
tliins making the elchelon movement,
which he says wus ordered, impossible
of execution; nor does he appear to
know in what manner my brigade
and tire one on my left advanced.
General Lee came riding from tlie
left a little utter 4 u. m., stopped near
me u few minutes, standing at. tlie
time in tlie angle made by the lines
of cuttle of McLaws und Anderson,
and while with me directed that I
endeavor to strike tire enemy’s (lank
when 1 advanced. I replied that it
could be done, and pointed out uliout It be will exniiili
where their right rested along the by authority of tl
Eminoltsbui'g pike, some six oreiglit ' *o 1870, 1
hundred yards in front of McLaws’
left. I luiil already determined upon
wliut General Lee ordered ine to do,
for there was no other way in which
I could take part ill tire buttle but to
move off by my left flank, so as to
in ver McLaws, who would then be
advancing, and, this being done, then
son that it wus tlie best us well as the
only tiling tlial could lie done, and in
this move crossed two fences, one of
stone ; then changed by tire right
flunk, rose up on the slope of the
ridge on which lay the Enmicttsburg
pike, wus subjected to a terrible artil
lery lire from our left, the cueiuy hav
ing many batteries in position, seve
ral close'to the pike, others further in
rear of it, and to my left extending
near a mile. As the brigade uo-
prouclred the pike the line of buttle
wus parallel with it, the artillery fire
from the left almost enfilade, and un
der this fire it crossed two fences, tlie
last near the road, then engaged the
enemy at short range, striking his
flunk. As the enemy gave way it
brought my men und Barksdale's bri
gade quite close, und mine were or
dered slightly to the left. Several
guns were ruptured, and the enemy
driven and followed to the foot of the
gentle slope, u slight elcvutlon being
in front, on which were several pieces
ry. My losses had been
ami, seeing a halt in the ad
vance, soul back to my division com
mander requesting to bo reinforced,
believing tire line now in my front
wus weak and could be broken easily
witli fresh troops. The staff officer
not returning promptly, I galloped
buck us fur us the pike, met him, and
to receive tire report that no rein
forcements would be sent. 1 rode
back ti short distance, und, seeing my
right flunk uncovered, ordered my
brigade to retire; it was just dusk as
it rccrossed tlie pike, beyond which
we established our skirmish line.
courtesies ekciprocated.
General Longstreet refers several
times to tlie map of the battle-field.
nine tlie one published
War Department
- will see where my brigade
was, und its line of march, and if Ire
will take Hie (rouble to measure dis
tances lie will Icurii that no brigude
of Ids in I vim further. Tl
longstreet at seven pinks.
At the battle of Seven Pines he
proved inefficient. He ordered three
of his brigades down the CliarlesCity
road when the musketry was heard
off to the left on the Williamsburg
road. They were ordered to move
down it, aud to keep abreast of the
firing then raging on the other road
and several miles In front. After
marching a mile and a half down this
they were ordered to halt, face about
and return to tho junction, or fork, of
the two roads, and move down the
Williamsburg loud towards tlie firing.
They had reached tire fork, when
they were halted, faced about, and
ordered buck down tlie (Diaries City
road, conducted by a courier this time,
and to cross over to tlie Williamsburg
road. The intervening country was
low and llat, and in many places cov
ered with ruts from the unusually
heavy rain of the night before. The
troops struck the road about one and
a half miles in the rear of the fight
then still raging. A part of the lead
ing regiment became engaged a few
minutes before the firing ceased, near
dark. Had these brigades moved a
little further down the CliarlesCity
road, they could have moved over a
country road that intersected that
from Williamsburg, u little in rear of
Seven Pines; these three brigades anil
the two of Huger's could have been
brought on the rear and flunk of the
enemy, shortened the eon test, lessened
our losses, and would probably have
captured a considerable number of
the enemy, or if they had been spared
the countermarching on the Charles
City road they would have been avail
able an hour earlier.
At the Imttle of Frazer's Farm,
June 30, 1862, four if not five of his
brigade commanders spoke of tire
manner in which they were ordered
forward, each one separately, with a
considerable interval of time inter
vening, so that each bore the brunt of
the battle alone.
After the battle of Fredericksburg,
General Longstreet, with two of Ids
divisions, was ordered below Rich
mond, on tire James river, fronting
Suffolk. Of Ids service in this sec
tion of the Slate he says: “I spent
several months in this department,
und foraged with little trouble and
great success,keeping the enemy close
within Ids fortifications.” If the
enemy were confined closely to their
lines, how did it occur that one of his
batteries was captured’.’
A WORD FOR GENERAL HETII.
General Hetli and myself have just
cause of complaint for remarks lie
made with reference to our two divis
ions on the morning of the 6th of
May, 1864, the second day's battle of
the wilderness. Mr. Swinton, tho
historian of the urmy of tlie 1’otoniuc,
referring to the battle of the second
day, says: “Hill's two divisions, Wil-
cox'sund Heth's, were driven through
the woods a mile and a hull', with
heavy loss, and back on the trains
and artillery and Confederate liead-
(inurters.” In a note at the bottom of
tlie page on which this is written he
suys: “I use no stronger language
than Longstreet’s in describing the
situation of affairs, when he arrived.”
General Hetli’s division was not
driven buck by the enemy at ull tho
morning of tlie Oth, for on tlie plank
road up to tire arrivul of Longstreet
it was not engaged. My division was
forced back probably two hundred
yards ; tho enemy halted for over an
hour, giving Longstreet, who came
up as I was being forced back, ample
time to form line of buttle to receive
them when they renewed the ad
vance. Had it been as Longstreet
represented it to Swinton, he was the
last person that should have referred
to it, for it was expected that ire would
have reuched tire field und relieved
these two divisions before morning.
Botli General Heth and myself had
been told we would lie relieved before
day, I by General Lee, and Heth by
our corps commander, Lieutenant
General A. I*. Hill. Of tlreullhirof
the morning of May 0, on tlie plank
road, and which Mr. Swinton exag
gerated so greatly and claimed Long-
street as authority, General Lee who
was present ut tlie lime, reported by
telegraphic dispatch to Richmond as
follows: “Hetli and Wilcox, in the
act of being relieved, were attacked
reports j by the enemy und thrown into some
confusion.” ' Again, during tin
by my right Hunk, which would bring though there were no onions given to
me in on Sickles’right und rear. that effect. Gen. Longstreet speaks
A UEIWONAI. MATTER. I ? f bis heavy losses and lire good fight-
.... . . . ! inir of lilrt troops. I he loss in mV
1 will now make an extract front br f de on of j ll)v was over
Geiienii Longstreet s account of the ; .vio—oTH if 1 remember correctly; four
Gettysburg battle referring to my- „f the five regimental eoniimii.ders
elf. It will appear ill part from what | w ,,,. e wounded, and of field oflicers
lias already been stated, and be made , H , x Th( . Mtl .,. nBth t ho brigade was
about 1,600 muskets when it entered
Fcnnsylvuniu.
I am quite certain tlie readers of the
Weekly Hints do not care to know of; our victorlci
the indifferent opinions Gen. Long- defeat,
street und myself entertain for each *-
other; but us lie-bus made public ids j w>.iiieii
estimate of me I may iu turn say that: she was u prett
more apparent before I have finished,
that lie hud but little knowledge of
tire part borne by my command in
the buttle of the 2d, and is incorrect
throughout as far as lie refers to my
self, to say nothingofthediscourteous
and even contemptuous terms applied
to inc personally. The following is
what lie says:
“General Wilcox steps forward as a
willing witness in all concerning tlie
buttle of Gettysburg, and seems to
know everytliing of General Lee's
wishes and the movements of tlie
First corps, und, in fact, everything
else except Ids own orders, llis bri-
bude was tin- directing hlgude for the
echelon movement that was to protect
McLaws' Hank. He went astray ut
tlie open ing of tire tight, either through
ignorance of liis orders or a misappre
hension or violation of them. Hail
lie but attended to liis own brigade,
instead of looking to the management
of the general buttle, the splendid ex-, .... thl
hihition ol soldier} ^ivoii oy his moil ^uotuil It curmcti^, 1 bdloso,
will show il Imd as severe lighting, confusion.” Again, during tire lust
probably, as any other brigade anil week’s operations around Richmond
loHt as Ireuvily and tlmt its line of | and Petersburg, it is known that
march was such its to cover liis left, j General Grant withdrew most of liis
troops from the north side of the
Janies river and used them on tlie
south side, and that they were with
drawn March 27. This' Gen. Long-
street, who was in command on tire
north side of tho river, did not be
come aware of until the morning of
April 2. Had he known it earlier, us
lie should, he also could have sent
troops to tlie south side of the James,
and, thus reinforced, Five Forks
might have been claimed as one of
tend of a crushing
1 never regarded him eitlrerasan eltt-
eient or able officer, though greatly
distinguished in our late war, anil
having the good fortune to commund
a superb body of men. M v tirsl bat
tle of the wur was that ut Williams
burg, May 5, 1no2, und my brigade
was one of six tliut eoinpo-i d liis di
vision. Of liissix brigade command
ers four were, like himself, soldiers
by profession. This was also the first
battle the division had ever fought; in
fact it was Longstreet’s first fight, un
less the ulliiir at Blackburn's ford,
. woman. Her fea-
ore chiseled and her form grace
ful. lie loved her dearly, fondly, and
happiness seemed to pervade their ev
ery net. But trouble eanie. Laura
sieknned, became pale, emaciated and
feeble. She had sick headache, palpita
tion, swimming of tho head, hysterica,
pains ill side and back, cold feet mid
hands, chlorosis, ulceration, and was
rupidly approaching dissolution. Thero
was but ono remedy for all such ilis
eases, and that was Dr. Drouigoole's
F.nglish Fomule Hitters, which he pro
cured for her, and a rapid euro was the
result. ile4 d&wlw
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